AVRE ETF — Avantis Real Estate ETF

Avantis Real Estate ETF (AVRE)

Updated October 16, 2026.

AVRE is a low-cost ETF. its distribution rate is 3.56%, its trailing-12-month yield is 3.06%, its expense ratio is 0.17%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 79/100 (Generally safe). Total return is 6.8% over the past 5 years, 83.4 points behind SPY at 90.2%.

Avantis Real Estate ETF is an ETF that invests primarily in a globally diversified portfolio of real estate investment trusts (REITs) and REIT-like entities across various property sectors, with at least 80% of assets in real estate securities under normal conditions. The fund carries a modest current distribution rate with quarterly distributions and has a low expense ratio of 0.17%. It appeals to income investors seeking real estate exposure with broad geographic and sector diversification.

AVRE performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 6.8% over the past 5 years, 83.4 points behind SPY at 90.2%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 4.3%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 10.5%.

AVRE key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

79 · Generally safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

2.81%

Issuer

Avantis

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

09/29/2021

Expense ratio

0.17%

Distribution rate

3.56%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

3.06%

Last close

$45.02 (as of 2026-10-16)

AUM

$839,665,278

Average volume

39128.0

Dividend

$0.401

Ex-dividend date

09/08/2026

Payment date

09/10/2026

Beta

0.96

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (3.56%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (3.06%) is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: Avantis; prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

AVRE risks and drawbacks

AVRE's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are quarterly, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 10.5%.

Who may consider AVRE — and who may not

AVRE may suit someone looking for low-cost broad dividend exposure, moderate current income with a quality tilt. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (AVRE pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields; investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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